Effects of the self-contained breathing apparatus and fire protective clothing on maximal oxygen uptake

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 911-920

  Dreger, Randy W ^a   Jones, Richard L ^a   Petersen, Stewart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Firefighting; Gas exchange; Personal protective equipment; Self contained breathing apparatus; Tidal volume; VO2max test

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FIRE PROTECTION; OXYGEN; PERSONNEL TESTING;

AEROBIC DEMAND; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLE (PPE); SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA);

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BREATHING APPARATUS; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIDAL VOLUME; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; ALBERTA; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY VENTILATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 33745537056     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600667451     Document Type: Article

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